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#2E92CC

#2e92cc ≈ Carolina Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#2e92cc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 18.04% red, 57.25% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.45% cyan, 28.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 202.03°, with 63.2% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Carolina Blue (#56a0d3), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.255

Complementary

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #cc682e

Split complementary

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #cc2e43
  3. #ccb72e

Analogous

  1. #2eccb7
  2. #2e92cc
  3. #2e43cc

Triadic

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #cc2e92
  3. #92cc2e

Tetradic

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #682ecc
  3. #cc682e
  4. #92cc2e

Square

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #b72ecc
  3. #cc682e
  4. #43cc2e

Monochromatic

  1. #12394f
  2. #20658e
  3. #2e92cc
  4. #69b3dd
  5. #a8d2eb

Shades

#2e92cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #2983b8
  3. #2575a3
  4. #20668f
  5. #1c587a
  6. #174966
  7. #123a52
  8. #0e2c3d
  9. #091d29
  10. #050f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#2e92cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #439dd1
  3. #58a8d6
  4. #6db3db
  5. #82bee0
  6. #97c9e6
  7. #abd3eb
  8. #c0def0
  9. #d5e9f5
  10. #eaf4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2e92cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2e92cc
  2. #3690c4
  3. #3e8ebd
  4. #478db5
  5. #4f8bae
  6. #5789a6
  7. #5f879e
  8. #678597
  9. #70848f
  10. #788288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #718da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7792cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6184cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6192ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #518acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009bb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2e92cc {
  color: #2e92cc;
}
Background
.bg-2e92cc {
  background-color: #2e92cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2e92cc {
  border: 2px solid #2e92cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2e92cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 46 146 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2e92cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2e92cc, #2e43cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2e92cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(46 146 204 / 0.35);
}

#56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.04 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.46 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.57 #d16d33 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Carolina Blue
#2e92cc  rgb(46, 146, 204)  hsl(202, 63%, 49%)  Carolina Blue
#cc682e  rgb(204, 104, 46)  hsl(22, 63%, 49%)  Chocolate
#cc2e92  rgb(204, 46, 146)  hsl(322, 63%, 49%)  Medium Violet Red
#92cc2e  rgb(146, 204, 46)  hsl(82, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green